Hedrick Correspondence, Mail from the Confederacy to Washington D.C. Two covers, first with University of North Carolina all-over design, 3c Rose (65), faulty top left corner, grid cancel and "Old Point Comfort Va. Aug. 3" double-circle datestamp, second with two 3c Rose (65), faults, tied by target and partly clear strike of Old Point Comfort double-circle datestamp, Fine appearing pair of covers, this correspondence is known for the variety of ways letters took to reach Professor and Mrs. Hedrick, including by flag-of-truce and blockade-run

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Camp Parole, Annapolis Md.. 3c Rose (65), faded color, ms. cancel, tied by "Annapolis Md. Jan. 15, 1863" circular datestamp, pencil "EX" at top of cover with large blue portrait of Maj. Gen. Geo. B. McClellan at left, original matching enclosure datelined "Camp Parole, Annapolis Jan. 14th, 1863", to West Lowville N.Y., soldier writes "I suppose we are all exchanged and I suppose we will rejoin our regiments...", cover with small faults, otherwise Very Fine, ex Antrim and with his April 1962 Confederate Philatelist article that pictures and describes this cover and letter. He writes that covers from the six Federal Parole camps, of which Camp Parole is one, are very scarce and hard to detect unless the letter is still in the envelope, Harrison reports only 25 covers known

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Elmira Prison N.Y.. Cover with neat oval examiner's handstamp bearing 3c Rose (65) tied by "Elmira N.Y. Dec. 29, 1864" circular datestamp to Paw Paw, West Virginia, cover with small faults, otherwise Fine

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Magnus Missouri and Ohio. Two different multicolored two-panel designs, both with 3c Rose (65), Missouri with stamp tied by blue "Baltimore Md. Aug. 7 '64" double-circle datestamp and blue target to Centreville O., Ohio with stamp just tied by target, Old Point Comfort Va. circular datestamp to Roscoe O., each with toning and small tear, otherwise Fine

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Camp Brightwood, Col. N.H. Davis, 7th Mass. Volunteers Large Regimental Design. All-over illustration of the camp with tents in background and soldiers in formation on reverse of legal-sized cover (Weiss RE-L8), front with defective 3c Rose (65) tied by Washington D.C. circular datestamp to Wrentham Mass., cover reduced at right into stamp but clear of design, other small faults, still Fine and extremely rare, Weiss writes in his book "the fact that George Walcott only owned two of them is testimony to their scarcity, especially postally used."

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George Washington. Blue design on cover with 3c Rose (65) just tied by blue grid cancel, matching blue "Bardstown Ky. Jan. 20" circular datestamp on cover to Coldwater Mich., stamp with small fault, otherwise Very Fine

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Jefferson Davis Longing for the White House. Design in red, 3c Rose (65) tied by well-struck blue "Andover Ms. Sep. 5, 1861" circular datestamp on cover to Southold L.I. N.Y., slightly reduced at left, Very Fine

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Major General P. Banks. Two-panel design in blue, blue "Baltimore Md. Jun. 4" circular datestamp ties defective 3c Rose (65), to Goshen N.Y., perfectly struck blue "Baltimore Md. Jun. 2" circular datestamp and blue "Held for Postage" in circle on back, with original letter enclosure with left panel from cover in blue, datelined Camp Dix, and 1862, Extremely Fine example of this scarce design with matching enclosure

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Pine and Palm Trees. Design in green and blue with verse at bottom, 3c Rose (65) with grid cancel, "Freeport MI Jun. 10" circular datestamp to Gilbertville Mass., cover with slighlty rounded corners, otherwise Very Fine, a pretty and scarce design

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Wounded Soldier Receiving Soup from Nurse. Black and pink design with "Lovely Woman" caption on cover to Eatonville N.Y., 3c Rose (65) tied by grid, "Cherry Valley Ill. Feb. 10" circular datestamp, barely reduced at right, Very Fine and rare design, illustrated in Kantor

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